Zaanse Schans Tour: Windmills, Cheese, and Volendam

Experience the best of Amsterdam’s countryside on a private tour. Visit windmills, a cheese factory, clogs factory, and the charming town of Volendam. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - Discover the iconic Dutch Windmills and capture some beautiful photos. There are 7 windmills remaining at Zaanse Schans, with a few open for visits. You can explore the paint windmill (where the renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt bought his paint), a sawmill, a spice mill, and more. Admission to the windmill park and parking fees are included in this tour.

  • Zaanse Schans - Learn about traditional Dutch wooden shoe making and watch a demonstration of how clogs are made today. You can purchase wooden shoes, clogs, and other souvenirs at the wooden shoe factory.

  • Molen De Kat - Tour the unique paint mill from the inside. This is the last working windmill in the world capable of producing paint. The famous Dutch artist Rembrandt sourced his paint from this windmill.

  • Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig - Discover more about Dutch wooden shoe making and watch a clog-making demonstration. You can buy wooden shoes, clogs, and other souvenirs at the wooden shoe factory. Visit a real Dutch farm with cows and calves. Learn how the Henri Willig farm produces cheese from Jersey cow milk, featuring an automatic milking robot. Afterward, enjoy tasting their special Gouda cheese with over 30 varieties available for free sampling. You can also purchase cheese, and if you lack space in your suitcase, they offer shipping to your country.

  • Volendam - Visit the charming and famous Dutch fishing village of Volendam. Enjoy a delightful lunch at one of the top fish restaurants, buy fresh Dutch waffles, or stroll along the famous dike to see Volendam’s picturesque harbor. Souvenirs are also available for purchase.

What's Included
  • Taste 30 different flavors of cheese
  • Buy cheese and clogs
  • Private air-conditioned Mercedes vehicle with WiFi and bottled water
  • See cows milked with a milking robot
  • Buy waffles in Volendam
  • Driver/guide
  • Admission to windmills park and parking costs
  • Entrance tickets to see a windmill from inside
What's Not Included
  • Professional guide and Gratuity (Optional)
Additional Information

Enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour to the windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory, and Volendam.

You will visit a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans, not far from Amsterdam. Here, you will find some of the most special windmills in The Netherlands, such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, the spices mill, and the peanut oil mill.

Next, you will see how original Dutch clogs are made, with an opportunity to buy clogs/wooden shoes and souvenirs.

The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm, where you will learn how they care for their cows. You will have the chance to see how they milk the cows and even touch the baby cows. Afterward, you can taste more than 30 flavors of delicious Dutch cheese for free!

Finally, you will visit Volendam, where you can have lunch at one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy some delightful Dutch waffles, or enjoy the charming harbor of Volendam.

The tour lasts 5 hours, with pick-up and drop-off in Amsterdam.

  • Please provide us your departure time and pick up address.
  • We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
  • Possibility to extend the tour.
  • This is a private tour so no other people will join in the car.
Location
Zaanse Schans
Schansend 1,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Elkys_r
Jun 2, 2024
5 star service with Sunny - Got a 5 star service! My experience was spectacular from beginning to end. Sunny was very courteous and professional all along the tour. He shared his knowledge on history related to the destinations and some side notes on the people and the culture in Netherlands. He had an answer for all my curious inquiries and made sure that I didn’t miss any presentation or film where I could find more information on the places we visited. I’m very pleased with my selection and feel very lucky that I got to tour with Sunny!
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Melinda_c
May 22, 2024
Countryside trip in Netherlands - We really enjoyed the variety of the trip. The stop at organic Jersey cow farm of Henri Willig. Lots of cheese tasting. Enjoyed Zaanse Schans and went into the paint windmill. Enjoyed walk and lunch at Volendam. Trip was well paced and our guide, Gavin, was great.
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623cathy
May 6, 2024
A job truly done with passion - Congratulations to Fabio, Giada and Alessandro who made us discover Holland in a different way. In fact, they were able to describe the country they love, not only by filling you with historical dates, but above all by telling you about the daily life of the Dutch, what and how they eat, how and why they live in such small houses, the working hours, the cost of tax car insurance, bike insurance... all very useful information to learn more about the country you are visiting. An entire day with them flew by thanks also to their kindness and smile.
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Stephanie_s
Oct 16, 2023
Charming - We enjoyed particularly the cow farm to see the beautiful cows and taste the cheese. We had had a delightful lunch in Volendam . Our driver was courteous kind and patient as I was traveling with mobility challenged elderly parents
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Grace_e
Oct 15, 2023
Clogging our way to the windmills! Cheesy, no? - Learning about the windmills, the clogs and the source of the milk in the cheese. Our driver, Gavin was polite and the Mercedes was clean. Gavin was super nice. He returned a shopping bag we left in the car.
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Bruce_b
Sep 24, 2023
Windmlls, Clogs, Cheese and Dyke visit - On time pickup by Gaven. Very safe driver. Each stop on this tour was explained in advance. Demonstration of wooden clog production was extremely well do, as was the visit to the cheese farm including a lesson in organic cheese production and sample tasting. Paint Windmill visit was also unique.
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Karenrise
Sep 19, 2023
Excellent! - Our small group was delighted and enlighten! Sunny was superb with everything! On time and accommodating to our schedule! Highly recommend!!!
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Mercyfrancisca_s
Dec 21, 2023
Enjoyable private tour! - We stayed at the Hilton Amsterdam Schiphol Airport which was originally not on the pick up list, but the tour company was kind enough to make an exception by picking us up there. We had a wonderful private tour with our driver, Julio. I am glad we chose the morning trip (9:00 am) as the places we visited were not crowded yet.
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Herbert_s
Apr 23, 2024
Not the best - Estan was like an Uber driver. He had his EarPods in while driving us. He took us exactly what the tour said. No conversation and no telling us what was around. Not what we expected from a Viator tour guide.
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Carina_n
Oct 4, 2023
not pleased with the experience - our tour guide was merely a driver taking us from place to place, couldn't quite tell us much. not informative nor attentive. we left the cheese factory, went back to look for him and found him having tea with his acquiantances
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